. The nests and eggs of British birds : when and where to find them : being a handbook to the oology of the British Islands . the non-breeding season, and largelyincreased in numbers in autumn and winter by birdsfrom other lands. The favourite breeding-grounds ofthis species are marshes, wet moorlands, and boggyground in open country. It is not a gregarious bird,each pair keeping to one particular haunt, although manynests may be found within small areas of suitableground. Space will not allow of any detailed descrip-tion of the drumming or bleating of the male birdduring the pairing season ;

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. The nests and eggs of British birds : when and where to find them : being a handbook to the oology of the British Islands . the non-breeding season, and largelyincreased in numbers in autumn and winter by birdsfrom other lands. The favourite breeding-grounds ofthis species are marshes, wet moorlands, and boggyground in open country. It is not a gregarious bird,each pair keeping to one particular haunt, although manynests may be found within small areas of suitableground. Space will not allow of any detailed descrip-tion of the drumming or bleating of the male birdduring the pairing season ; it is a sound made whilstthe bird is soaring above its breeding-haunts, indulgingin those aerial flights peculiar to this group. TheCommon Snipe pairs annually. The nest is generallymade in the centre, or by the sheltering side of a tuft ofrushes or coarse grass in the swamps, and is a slighthollow lined with dry grass and bits of dead aquaticherbage. The bird sits closely, usually remaining onthe nest until nearly trodden upon, and makes littleor no demonstration when flushed. PLATE VIII. RICHARDSONS SKUA. GREAT KITTIWAKE. GREAT BLACK BACKED GULL

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